Forum
U.S. Supreme Court
Case Status
Docket Number
Term
2023 Term
Lower Court Opinion
Questions Presented
(1) Whether respondents have Article III standing;
(2) Whether the government’s challenged conduct transformed private social-media companies’ content-moderation decisions into state action and violated respondents’ First Amendment rights; and
(3) Whether the terms and breadth of the preliminary injunction are proper.
Case Updates
Supreme Court holds that state and individual plaintiffs lack standing to seek injunction against government officials regarding alleged pressure on social-media companies to restrict speech on their platforms
June 26, 2024
U.S. Chamber files amicus brief urging Supreme Court to apply proper analytical framework in deciding whether federal government unconstitutionally pressured private social media companies to restrict speech on their platforms
December 22, 2023
Steffen N. Johnson, Michael W. McConnell, Paul N. Harold, and Brian M. Willen of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC and the U.S. Chamber’s Litigation Center served as co-counsel for the U.S. Chamber.
Case Documents
- Lower Court Opinion -- Missouri v. Biden (Fifth Circuit)
- U.S. Chamber Amicus Brief -- Murthy v. Missouri (U.S. Supreme Court)
- Opinion -- Murthy v. Missouri (U.S. Supreme Court)